static electricity
11static electricity — noun electricity produced by friction • Hypernyms: ↑electricity …
12static electricity — noun Date: circa 1844 electricity that consists of isolated motionless charges (as those produced by friction) …
13static electricity — noun a) an electric charge that has built up on an insulated body, often due to friction b) the electric discharge from such a body See Also: triboelectric effect, static cling, dust bunny …
14static electricity — noun (U) electricity that is not flowing in a current, but collects on the surface of an object and gives you a small electric shock …
15static electricity — UK / US noun [uncountable] physics electricity that does not flow in a current but is found in some objects when they rub together and can give an electric shock …
16static electricity — Elect. a stationary electric charge built up on an insulating material. Cf. electrostatics. [1875 80] * * * …
17static electricity — noun a stationary electric charge causing sparks or crackling or the attraction of dust or hair …
18static electricity — stat′ic electric′ity n. elm an electrical charge, often created by friction, consisting of stationary ions that do not move in a current • Etymology: 1875–80 …
19Electricity — (from the Greek word ήλεκτρον, (elektron), meaning amber, and finally from New Latin ēlectricus , amber like ) is a general term that encompasses a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many… …
20Electricity — E lec*tric i*ty ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Electricities} ([=e] l[e^]k*tr[i^]s [i^]*t[i^]z). [Cf. F. [ e]lectricit[ e]. See {Electric}.] 1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental particles of which matter is composed,… …
